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: t PAGE TWO THE Perquimans Weekly Published every Friday by The Perquimans Weekly, a partner ship consisting of Joseph G Campbell and Max R. Campbell, ol Hertford, N. a MAX CAMPBELL -Editoi North Oral fWM ASSOCIATK Entered as second class matte. Novembei 16. 1934, at oostoffu at Hertford, North Carolina, un der the Act of March, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year $1-50 Six Months .76 Cards of thanks, obituaries, resolutions of respect, eta, will b charged for at regular advertising rates. Advertising rates furnished by request. k. FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1943 A New Forgotten Man Back in the depression days of the early Thirties there was a tre mendous amount of talk about the "forgotten man." Then he was the laboring man, one whose job had gone by the boards and he faced stagger ing problems, if not starvation . . . determined efforts gave that fellow a new lease. Today there is a new "forgotten man." He is the white collar fellow, who during our intense war production effort has clung to his routine job in order that the entire civilian life as well as the war effort could be maintained at its high pace ... all of this, but at practically no increase in salary as compared to the huge weekly pay checks many of the la boring men drawn into war produc tion have been receiving. It is only natural that under con ditions as they are today, that living costs will rise. Regardless of the fact that authorities in Washington have repeatedly stated intentions of holding down inflation. We believe it would be impossible to hold prices down to any given series of years, but we do believe that every effort should be made to control prices in order that this new forgotten man .... the man, regardless of his job, be it clerk, a small farm owner or business man . . . will not find himself in the same position as that of the forgotten man of 1930. This job, as we Bee it, belongs to PA. That bureau has been desig nated as the price control unit. With -all of its red tape and numerous reg ulations, we can not but think that somewhere along the line a cog is missing in the machinery which should be replaced to make it func tion in such a manner that it will protect the small wage earner as well as the man whose salary can stand the increased costs. Knowing little about economics, we have no plan to offer OPA, but we do know that such rulings as recent ly handed down by OPA, which per mitted an increase cost of almost 25 percent in beef steak within twenty four hours is not helping the small wage earner in his problems of living. Something should be done in order that this new forgotten man may survive through this period. Send V-Mail To Service Men The people of the United States, enjoying life almost as usual on the home front, can hardly imagine the conditions which confront American soldiers fighting in the various thea ters of war abroad. The fighting men of the United States, in camps and on the firing lines, are isolated from their people, and, for the most part, receive little information from home. Naturally, they have not forgotten the land of their birth or the people they know, and, sometimes, when no mail arrives for a long time, they must have the suspicion that they are the nation's new "forgotten men." Practically every visitor to our camps and fighting fronts brings back the message that the boys want mail from home. The important ef fect of mail upon soldier morale is attested by officers and officials everywhere. The man who fights for his country gets in touch with it, temporarily at least, when he reads a letter from his home folk. The Perquimans Weekly calls this matter to the attention of its readers in the hope that they will bear in mind he important part that they can play in maintaining soldier and sail or morale. Write a letter today to some sailor or soldier in the service of your country. Write another tomorrow to 'some other service man. Then, lop1!,, forget hereafter, or become convinced that you have written your Share of letters. ' The use of V-mail forms will speed the receipt of your communication. Forms may be secured from the Postoffice for use in writing soldiers end sailors outside of the United States. For those in this country, the iiSe of ordinary mail service Is enough. THE STlll Lightning Finish In Africa Those Fascist posters oi prewar days, which used to show Tunis as a dagger pointed at Italy, are more accurate today than they were then. No one wa pointing daggers at the totalitarian States when these pic tures were being used by dictators to inflame their peoples with hate and contempt for the free world. Demo cratic leaders were in fact searching unrealistically for terms on which the free world and the slave world might be brought to live side by side in the same world. Now, with Tunis and Bizerte in the hands of United Nations forces, both these cities are, indeed, daggers pointed at the underside of Europe. It is doubtful if their loss by the Nazis can now be neutralized by a Nazi drive through Spain. It is 1 doubtful that the Nazis can save more than a few of their troops who have now taken temporary refuge in the hills on Cap Bon. The battle for Africa is over. The battle for Eu rope is beginning. There will be no Dunkirk for the Nazi forces. There is no navy to rescue them. Apparently, there is no available air power, either, to give them an umbrella while they attempt to embark on barges they are report ed to have prepared along the shores of Cap Bon. They are to know what the British Tommies felt on the beaches of France helplessness, but not the hope. And it is one of those ironies of war, mixed with poetic justice, that among the British troops clos ing in on the Nazis are many who went through the ordeal of Dunkirk. The fall of Tunis and especially that of Bizerte came sooner than most military authorities seemed to expect. It was considered probable that Bizerte would withstand seige for some time. Statements both by Secretary Stimson and by General Alexander indicated that military leaders were prepared for a more protracted trial of strength. The explanation for the quickly crumbling resistance of the Nazis may well lie in the concentration of air power that the United Nations were able to amass for the final bat tles. According to Royal Air Force statements, it was unprecedented. The Nazis have obviously lost their corner on precedents. The ending of the battle for Africa foretells that more of them will be broken by Unit ed Nations forces. Christian Science Monitor. SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON PETER AND JOHN PREACH TO SAMARITANS International Sunday School for May 16, 1943 Lesson GOLDEN TEXT: "Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields, that they are white already unto harvest." John 4:35. (Lesson Text: Acts 8:4-25.) Following the stoning to death of Stephen, a young convert to the teachings of Jesus, the members of the early faith were driven from Jerusalem by the persecutions insti gated against them by the religious leaders of that day. However, the "scattering abroad" was not the ca tastrophe it seemed to be, for the be lievers, wherever they went, preached the' new faith, thus planting seeds from which sprung converts. Phillip, one of the seven deacons appointed by hteapostles to assist in the work of the church, was among those who had been driven from Jeru salem. He fled into Samaria , end, true to his faith, began preaching to PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, HERTFORD, TRYING these despised people. Among his listeners was a man named Simon, whom we have come to know by the name of Simon the Sorcerer. He had proclaimed himself to be some great man and had so amazed the people by his sorceries that they believed him to be possessed of the "power of God." This Simon evidently believed that Phillip was a greater magician than himself, and, being convinced, he de clared himself a "believer" and was baptized, probably expecting, through his acceptance of the new teaching, to receive greater power himself. When news of the effects of the preaching of Phillip to the Samari tans came to the church in Jerusa lem, Peter and John were designated to travel into Samaria to see if all were right and good. The two apos tles approved of what they heard "' v I f X.a v. thoir nanla nn thnca irhn h n A baptized in the name of the Jesus, and they received the Spirit. Lord Holy What the visible signs of the com ing of the Holy Spirit upon these people were, we do not know. They were evidently apparent enough for Simon the Sorcerer to see them and covet the power that the disciples possessed for his very own, believing it would make him more noDular with the people. That he failed, to understand the means whereby he, too, could receive this power, is evi dent when he offered Peter money to tell him how he could lay his hands on others and bring them the Holy Spirit From this incident has come our word "simony," meaning the se curing of ecclesiastical office by mer cenary means, the trafficking in sacred things. Peter was incensed and declared, "Thy money perish with thee, be cause thou hast thought to obtain the gift of God with money." There seems to be some today who believe that they can merit the eternal re ward by giving money to the church without living a life of helpfulness or service as exemplified in the life of Jesus. While money is needed to carry on the work of the church, one cannot buy one's way into Heaven. Another thought to be considered in connection with this lesson is the universality of the Christian Gospel. Its appeal was not limited in the early days only to the Jews, nor is Its appeal limited to any one race or people today. Earnest Christians though they were, it took those first disciples some little time before they were ready to go with their gospe! to their Samaritan neighbors; and it took them longer still to understand that the Gospel was meant for the Gentiles, as well. If we recognize the Fatherhood of God, then we shall be compelled to recognize the brotherhood of man. The recognition of this fact should lead us to be actively interested in the welfare of all men, be their skin white, black, red or yellow, and use our influence in seeing to it that they have an equality of opportunity. This will call for love in its broadest sense, the kind of love which Christ asked God to give his followers in his prayer for his disciples en route to Gethsemane. SONOREE AT DINNER ON OTHER'S DAY Mrs. J. Q. Caddy was entertained at a surprise dinner party on Moth er's Day by her children at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Horace Miller. The honoree was the recipient of many lovely and useful gifts. Those present, in addition to $ie honor guest, Mrs. J. Q. Caddy, were: Mr. and Mrs. Horace Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Ulric Caddy, Mr. and Mrs. Her man Caddy, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Eure, Mr. and Mrs. George Caddy, Mrs. George W. Baker, Misses Dorotny Lee Miller, Sarah Margaret Caddy, Eula Virginia White, Mary Blanche Miller, Oneida Caddy, Faye Miller, Lavinia Caddy, Joyce Eure, Janet Dunbar and Wilma Ann Caddy, and Levi Miller, Marvin Caddy, Lerpy White and Norman Miller. N. O, FRIDAY MAY 14, 1943 Dr. Jane. McKimmon Speaker Perquimans Federation Meeting The Perquimans! County Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs held their annual Spring meeting in the auditorium of the Agriculture Build ing Thursday afternoon, May 6, at 2:30 o'clock. Music was furnished by the Hertford grammar school band under the "direction of Mrs. R. M. Riddick. Dr. Jane S. McKimmon, assistant director of Extension Service, was the speaker for the afternoon, using as her subject "The Spiritual and Practical Side of Home Life." Approximately 150 club members and visitors were present. Each club was well represented. Others taking part in the program were the Rev. Howard Dawkins, who conducted devotionals, Mrs. J. G. Roberson gave a report of the Wo man's War Savings Committee, and Mrs. A. R. Winslow sang "American Prayer." Services At Methodist Church Next Sunday The Rev. B. C. Reavis, pastor of the First Methodist Church in Hert ford, is doing the preaching in a series of revival services in the First Methodist Church in Edenton this week and into next week. Those in attendance report that the inter est is good and attendance good and increasing. Regular services will be held here at First Methodist Church next Sun day. In the absence of the pastor, the Rev. W. C. Benson, pastor of the church where Mr. Reavis is preach ing in the services, will preach at 11 A. M., and John A. Holmes, superin tendent of the schools of Edenton, will deliver an address at 8 P. M. BRIDGE CLUB MEETS Miss Mary Sumner entertained her bridge club on Tuesday night. After the scores were added Miss Esther Evans was presented high score prize and low score went to Mrs. G. W. Barbee. Miss Helen Morgan won the bingo prize. Those playing were Mrs. Henry Clay Stokes, Mrs. T. L. Jessup, Mrs. T. P. Brinn, Miss Esther Evans, Mrs. Charles Williford, Miss Helen Mor gan, Mrs. G. W. Barbee and the hostess. After the game the hostess served a delicious salad course. ENTERTAIN BRIDGE CLUB Mrs. B. G. Koonce delightfully en- I tertained her bridge club on Tuesday night. At the close of the game Mrs. Charles Whedbee was the, win ner of the high score prize, with low score going to Mrs. J. G. Roberson. Several bingo prizes were awarded. Those playing were Miss Kate Blanchard, Mrs. R. M. Riddick, Mrs. V. N. Darden, Mrs. J. G. Roberson, Mrs. H. R. Winslow, Mrs. W. G. Wright, Mrs. Charles Whedbee and the hostess. HOSTESS AT BRIDGE Mrs. Henry Clay Stokes entertain ed her club at three tables of bridge on Friday evening. Visitors' high score prize went to Mrs. V. N. Dar den and low score to Mrs. T. P. Brinn. Club high went to Mrs. Charles E. Johnson, and Mrs. G. W. Barbee received bingo prize and also ' low score for the club. Those playing were: Mrs. G. W. Barbee, Miss Helen Morgan, Mrs. Jack Brinn, Mrs. Charles Williford, Mrs. Charles Johnson, Mrs. T. P. Brinn, Mrs. T. L. Jessup, Mrs. C. R. Holmes, Miss Mary Sumner, Mrs. V. N. Darden, Mrs. Jack Kanoy and the hostess. At the close of the game the hostess served ice cream and cake. NEW HOPE SOCIETY MEETS The Minnie Costen White Society of Christian Service met at New Hope Methodist Church Thursday af ternoon with Mrs. S. D. Perry in charge of the meeting, which was opened by singing "Rescue the Per ishing." The devotional was con ducted by Mrs. C. W. Griffin. The Meditation, "Hannah, The Unfalter ing Mother," was given by Mrs Griffin. The lesson, "Child Labor Safeguards in Wartime," was in charge of Mrs. W. L. Mathews, with Mrs. Griffin, Mrs. Edith Proctor and Mrs. Joe Haskett taking part. Ten members were present. Mrs. Henry Maddrey presented a gift to the Society in memory of her mother. She also ' wrote a lovely letter to members of the Society, which was much appreciated. The meeting was dismissed with prayer by Mrs. Joe Haskett. No Word Wasted The pastor of a colored church in away." the South so pestered his bishop for help that the latter wrote him a let ter stating that in the future such appeals would be entirely dis regarded. Pretty soon, though, another letter came from the minister. The bishop opened it. It reads as follows: "Dear Bishop: ' "This here ain't no appeal. "It's a report. 1 "I has no pants." I BETHEL NEWS Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Proctor and son, Willis, visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank White, at Paradise, Sunday. Pvt. James Mansfield, U. S. Army, Gulfport, Miss., is spending a fur lough with his father, J. H. Mans field, and his sister, Miss Ruth Mans field. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Phillips, of Norfolk, Va., spent the week-end as guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Phillips. Miss Lina Ruth Proctor is visiting her sister, Mrs. Jack Joyner, in Suf folk, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Joe White and chil dren and Mrs. Tempie Tarkenton visited Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Byrum, at Tyner, Sunday. Jesse Curtis and mother, Mrs. W. D. Curtis, of Norfolk, Va., visited relatives and friends here during the week-end. Those visiting J. H. Mansfield and Miss Ruth Mansfield Sunday were: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Thatch and chil dren of Yeopim; Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Mansfield and daughters, Helen and Margaret Ann, of Edenton; Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Ward and children and Frank Ward, F 1-C, of Norfolk, Va.; and C. H. Ward. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Miller and daughter, Jo Ann, 'of Norfolk, Va., visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Curtis, during the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Joyner and W. C. Gatling, of Suffolk, Va., visited Mrs. Joyner's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Proctor, last Wednesday. Louis Myers, of Norfolk, Va., vis ited relatives here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Davis and children were guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Phillips Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Butt and children, of New Hope, visited Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hobbs Sunday. Joseph Butt, of New Hope, is the guest of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hobbs. W. M. S. MEETING The Woman's Missionary Society of the Baptist Church will meet Monday night, May 17, at 8 o'clock at the church. Please note the change of hour. Don't let up on your purchase of United States War Bonds. LEGAL NOTICES North Carolina In The Perquimans County Superior Court Virginia Electric & Power Company, Petitioner Vs. Joshua Sutton, H. C. Leaman, Trus tee, and T. S. White, Trustee, Respondents NOTICE OF SUMMONS The respondents above named, Joshua Sutton and H. C. Leaman, Trustee, will hereby take notice that a proceeding entitled as above has been commenced in the Superior Court of Perquimans County, N. C, . and that the purpose of said proceeding! is to acquire by condemnation under eminent domain a right-of-way over certain lands in said County owned by or in which said respondents have o claim an interest. And the said respondents will furth er take notice that they are required to appear at the office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Perquimans County in Hertford, N. C, and ans wer or demur to the petition in said r OUR DEMOCRACY luiuiMiiimiuMiiHi,. ..linn iiiii mil LONG MAY ft I' IN SEPTEMBER ,1814, FRANCIS SCOTT KEY, HELP PRISONER BV THE ENEMY, WATCHED THE BOMBARDMENT OF THAT EMBLEM AS IT FLEW ABOVE FORT MCHflfclRY AND SAW "BV THE PAWN'S EARLY LIGHT THAT OUR FLAG WAS STILL THERE. 1$ urns i Li O'ER THE LAND OF THE FUEE AND THE HOME OF THE BftAVE." proceeding within ten days after the , 4th day of June, 1943, or the peti tioner will apply to the court for the( relief demanded in said petition. " ,v This 12th day of May, 1943. (s) W. H. PITT, Clerk Superior Court, Perquimans County, N. C. mayl4,21,28,june4 A North Carolina In The Perquimans County Superior Court Virginia Electric & Power Company, Petitioner Vs. Dr. I. A. Ward and Wife, Ruth L. Ward, Genolia Stephenson and Husband, W. H. Stephenson, T. L. Ward and Wife, Sarah Ward, Dr. W. T. Ward and Wife, Mary Ward, Emily Grady and Husband, Nor wood Grady, -W. C. Ward, Mabel Cooke and Husband, Richard Cooke, Iiev. J. T. Byrum, Paul By rum and Wife, Cornelia Byrum, John Ward Byrum and Wife, Fran ces Byrum, Dr. Cornwall C. Byrum, David Byrum, Porter B. Byrum, William Bowman, Frederick Bow man, Lois Bowman Whittington and Husband, Jimmie Whittington, and Vashti Bowman, a minor, Respond dents. NOTICE OF SUMMONS The respondents above named, Dr. Cornwall C. Byrum, David Byrum, Porter B. Byrum, William Bowman, Frederick Bowman, Lois Bowman Whittington and husband, Jimmie Whittington, and W. C. Ward will hereby take notice that a proceeding entitled as above has been commenced in the Superior Court of 1'erquimans County, N. C, and that the purposer of said proceeding is to acquire by condemnation under eminent domain a right-of-way over certain lands in said County owned by or in which said respondents have or claim an interest. And the said respondents wDl further take notice that they are re quired to appear at the office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Perquim ans County in Hertford, N. C, and answer or demur to the petition in said proceeding within ten days after the 4th day of June, 1943, or the petitioner will apply to the court for the relief demanded in said petition. This 12th day of May, 1943. (s) W. H. PITT, Clerk Superior Court, Perquimans County, N. C. mayl4,21,28,june4 North Carolina In The Perquimans County Superior Court Blanche L. Parker, Plaintiff Vs. Alton B. Parker, Defendant NOTICE The defendant above named will take notice that an action entitled as above has been commenced in the Su- North Carolina, to obtain a divorce on the grounds of abandonment, cruel and barbarous treatment such .as was calculated to endanger plaintiff's life and offering of such indignities to the person of plaintiff as to render her condition intolerable and life burden- some; and the defendant will further take notice that he is required to appear within thirty days from the 17th day of June, 1943, and answer or demur to the complaint in said ac tion or the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. W. H. PITT, Clerk Superior Court. This the 11th day of May, 1943. mayl4,21,28,june4 ill I H mi mnm .. ........ IT WAVE- THE WAS NATIONAL IN JUNE 7HE STAR SPANGLED HANNEr INSPIRED BV THAT HISTORIC OCCASION WAS LONG SUNG AND DEEPLY LOVED BY ALL AMERICANS.. BUT NOT UNTIL IZ YEARS AGO MARCH l?3l-WAS tT OFFICIALLY PROCLAIMED OUR Is NATIONAL ANTHEM . r . . a by Mat STARS AND STRIPES WA PROCLAIMED OUR. fWk EMBLEM JfrA ,777. .. ,.M 4 - - y 4 '